Original name: Abegweit
Other name(s): Abby
Ship owner: Columbia Yacht Club; Dominion Dept. of Transport
Ship builder: Marine Industries, Ltd., Sorel, Quebec
Engine builder: Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal, Quebec
Year ship built: 1947
Year engine built: 1947
Final disposition: In Service
Notes:
Pictured on Canadian $1.00 postage stamp. Operated on Straits of Northumberland.
Remarks:
b) Abby (1981)
Owners:
1) Dominion Department of Transport, Ottawa, Ontario
2) Columbia Yacht Club (c. 1982)
Registry number: C. 175450
Hull number: 144
Vessel type: Icebreaker; Train Ferry
Height: 21 ft.
Width: 61 ft.
Length: 335 ft.
Gross tonnage: 6694
Net tonnage: 3605
Materials: Steel(welded)
Engine type: Diesel 10000 HP (8 engines connected to electric motors)